Tire for vehicles.



11. P BOYD. "T131: FOR VEHICLES. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23, 1907.

Patented Apr. 20, 1909.,

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WITNES$ESz rnvrrnnisrn'rns DAVID P. BOYD, or TOLEDO, OHIO.

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Specification of Letters Patent. 1

Patented Apzi120, 19cc.

A ip1ication'flled November 2Q, 1907 Serial rim-403,433.

T all whom itfma'y concern", v

Be it known that I, D'Avrn P. Born, a citizen of the United States,.residing at Toledo,

in the, county'of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Im-' provements in Tires for Vehicles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters and figures of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

A serious .diiiiculty attending the use of modern pneumatic autolnobile-tires-'is the originalcost and short life of'the outer tube or casing for the inner pneumatic tube. This is'due largely to the fact that the outer tube or casing is composed, in the main, of india rubber which is not'adapted to with stand abrasion or severe strains and which suffers deterioration from atmospheric and other chemical influences.

lvlyinvention relates to an outer the or casing for pneumatic tires which shall largely overcome the ObJfiClllOIlS hererndrcated; which shall be composed'entircly'of a those objects by means of the construction suitable woven fabric treated with some suitable water proofing substance, and in 1 which no India rubber is employed; in which" the fabric of which the device ls-composed is in a single strip wound in such fashion as to give -the necessary thickness without wrinkles or folds, and which shall be cheap, strong, and extremely durable, I attain hereinafter describedand shown, and illus trated in the accompanying drawings, in wlnch,'

Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a segmentof my completed tire; Fig. 2, atransverse sectional elevation of the same taken 'on line r 20, Fig. ljFig. 3, a top-plan view of a form with a strip of fabric wound thereon illustrating-the manner of forming the windings of mytire; Fig. 4, a transverse sectional elevation of thedevice illustrated inlhg. 3,-taken on line a: r; Fig. 5, a per spective view of the form upon which my tire. is wound, and Fig. 6, a transverse sectional elevation of my tire provided with a modified form-of flanges for engagement with the clain' ing devices Dfa wheel-rim.

.. L1 e numerals 'of reference indicate like parts throughout the drawings.

'- I My; tire may be best described by giving beinglflat or nearly so. Projecting from one end of the form and rigidly secured thereto is a fiat bar 2 which is designed to be secured tothe top of a bench or table by clamps or screws in such manner that the form projects beyond the edge of the table or bench. In the opposite edges'of the form where the curved and flat surfaces meet are grooves 3-3 for the reception of awirc hoop or groups of wire hoops corresponding in diameter with the inner diameter of the completed tire. The groups of wires 4 are first put in place. Now I take a long strip, 6, of woven fabric such, for instance, as heavy duck or canvas, say,for illustration,two and one-half inches in width. I now wrap the strip of canvas spirally around the form 1, as illustrated in Fig. 3, so that in the windings one and one-half inches are covered leaving exposed an inch of the fabric. As the windings proceed the wire hoops are basted into place, as shown at 5, (Fig. 3) which also keeps the windings in proper re ation, and as fast as the irregular shaped tube is formed by the spiral windings of the strip of fabric it is forced off from the form,- away from the bench or table. It will 'be seen that the flexible tube thus formed as it leaves the form is roundfon its top side and flat across its bottomside. Now if the two edges of derside will bend upwardly and will fit into and against the underside of the curved top and the two thicknesses together will form a crescent-shaped figure composed substantially of four thicknesses of the canvas strip, the inner and outer layers crossing each other at a sh ht angle. The windingof the strip proceeds until a tube of suflicient length to form the complete tire has been produced, when the two ends of the strip are secured'together or to the'windings and the two ends of the tube are brought to other to form thetube into an unbroken circ e of the designed.

step by step, from the form, thc'fiat am the as above described, the windings are ad;

bottom forming a chord of the circle and the tube be brought together the short una As the windings of the canvas tube ass,'

curved sides of tlie'tu'be are' brought togethercircumferenceof thewheel for which it is. i

justed radially and are now stitched by suit able machinery lengthwise of the tube as illustrated at 7 in Fig. 1. Now the inner and outer stretches of the tire-wrap ings are securely and permanently secure now ready for treatment with a suitable water-proofing substance. The wires 4 being in place in the bights of the folded windings form extremely strong ribs or rings by means of which the tire may be secured in place upon the rim of a wheel in' a well known manner, as illustrated in Fig. 2. 1f preferred, the wires 4 may be omitted and in their stead heavy folded bands 8 of the woven fabric may be stitched to the margins of the tube as illustrated in Fig. 6, these folded bands serving as means for engagement with a clenching device 9, of well known construction.

It will be seen that the tire formed as above described consists of but a single piece of fabric disposed in four layers firmly sewed together; that the tire is symmetrical in cross-section with no surplus folds or wrinkles in the cloth to be taken care of, and, as is obvious, the construction is exceedingly cheap, strong, and durable. It will be seen that 111 case of punctures or tears my tire may be readily and effectively repaired by cutting out the injured portion, then supplying new windings in the place of those removed, and then stitching and water-proofing the new art as in the first instance.

In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings 1 have shown how a studded belt'or breaker-strip 10 may be secured to the periphery of my tire as a shield against abrasion and puncture and to prevent skidding. This circumferential guard I find in practice may be composed quite satisfactorily of the same material as that of which the tire is formed, the fabric bein folded into several thicknesses securely stitc ed together, and provided with the. metal studs 11, which )ass through the belt or shield only. The be t or shield is secured in-place upon the tire bv threaded b0lts,

in fixed. relation. The'tube or tire thus formed is l passing tliroiwh both the tire and belt,-- i and nuts 12. i The studs 11 are preferably .riveted in )lace. The bolts and nuts 12 render the belt interchangeable and permit the ready and conyenient"attaclnnent and removal of the studded belt for renewals and repairs. The bolts and nutsl'l also aid in securing the wrappings of the tire in proper relation when the belt 10 is in place.

Havingdescribed my invention, what i claim and desire to secure bvlietters Patent is, 4

1. A vehicle tire composed of a strip of fabric wound. spirally into tubular form, one side of such tube being bent inwardly and disposed against the inner surface of the tube being secured together in fixed relation.

2. A vehicle tire composed of a strip of fabric wound spirally into a tube sectorshaped in cross-section, the shorter side of the tube being bent inwardly and disposed against the inner surface of the longer side of the tube, said two sides of the tnbe being secured together in vfixed relation.

3. in a vehicle tire composed of a strip of fabric wound spirally into tubular form, one side of the tube being bent inwardly and disposed against the inner surface of the other side of the tube. means for securing the two sides of such tubes in fixed relation, and devices upon such tire for engagement with a wheel-rim.

4. In a vehicle tire composed of a strip of fabric wound spirally into tubular form, one side of such tube being bent inwardly and secured against the inner surface of the other side of the tube, wire hoops inclosed in the bights of such bend.

In testimony whereof I allix in signature in presence of two witnesses.

' DAYll) l. BOYD.

W i tnesses:

WM. 0. Errors, ADA l CAMERON.

outer side of the tnbe.,- said two sides of said.

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